Concern Grows for the Number of Florida’s High School Grads Needing Remediation
A proposal to lower FCAT’s cut scores prompted a sharp rebuttal from one prominent member of Florida’s board of education. From GRADEBOOK:
They should expect some resistance from at least one board member. John Padget, a retired superintendent, told the Gradebook via e-mail that he was dissatisfied with some of the proposal.
“Based on the information I’ve seen, the educator panel, the reactor panel, and the draft rule lowers the cut scores for reading in the 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. I can’t support any lowering,” Padget said. “Florida needs more highly-qualified career- and college-ready graduates to power our economy; that need trumps everything else. The simple fact that almost 70% of our high school graduates require remediation in math or reading or both at the college level tells us that our high school students have to do more, not less.”
I haven’t heard it described as being that high before. The DOE has the number at 55 percent. People are
